CPR
What is the compression to breaths ratio for an adult?
30:2
How old do we have to be to work here?
16 years old
How many whistles would you blow if someone is passive in the water?
3 whistle blows
Are you allowed to administer any medication to victim? (think about it)
what is the universal sign for choking?
Hands around neck
How deep should chest compressions be on an adult?
12 and under.
A victim who is struggling at the surface and trying to stay above water is called this type of victim.
active drowning
This is the first thing you should check before giving any first aid care.
Scene safe
A person is coughing forcefully but can speak and breathe. This is what you should tell them to do.
Encourage them to keep coughing.
Ratio for infant 1 rescuer CPR?
30:2
Can a 6-year-old be in lanes by themselves.
Yes, as long as they are doing laps.
Active and passive victims both have this in common, making them life-threatening emergencies.
They can't breath normally
For a small cut or scrape, you should do these two basic steps.
wash the area and apply a bandage.
For a responsive adult who is choking and cannot cough or speak, you perform this technique.
abdominal thrusts
5 reasons to stop CPR
1. Tired
2. EMS arrived
3. Unsafe environment
4. AED tells to stop
5. Signs of life
Cost of 8 group lessons for member and nonmember?
200 non member, 125 member
What are the steps if you just found someone having a seizure in the water? (First three steps be specific)
1. Swim to victim
2. Make sure airway is out of water
3. Time the seizure
Someone just got stabbed and is bleeding bright red blood from their leg. They also have no pulse or breathing. What do you do first? (assuming scene is safe)
STOP the bleeding first. Bright red blood is an indication of an arterial bleed. Doing CPR is does not help if there is no blood flowing in body.
A choking victim becomes unresponsive while you’re giving abdominal thrusts. What should you do next? (4 steps)
2. call for help
3. start CPR
4. look in mouth for object before breaths.
Three main steps for using AED after turning it on.
1. apply pads to bare chest
2. let it analyze
3. deliver shock if advised
Can a minor be on pool deck by themselves?
4 and under parent in water
5-12 parent on pool deck
13 and up can be by themselves
What would you do if there were two active victims drowning? (assume no other guard can help you) (3 steps)
1. Extend the tube to the closer/more panicked victim first
2. Have the second victim grab an end of the tube
3. You are holding the other end or the line...swim to a wall
A person has signs of heat exhaustion. Name three sign or symptom.
sweaty, pale, dizzy, headache, nausea, vomiting, weak
For a conscious, choking infant, these are the two main skills you use.